Being aspie and being transgendered are two separate issues, which in some people happen to coexist. I think readers of this hypothetical interview could understand that.
May end up hating myself in the morning for this but have to say Christopher did make a point, and his interview scenario may speak more of the heart of what is bothering him than anything else written on this subject; something he would feel would make him look bad. Have noted the issue of sexuality, asexuality, and gender identity in others and feel there may be some possible connection and would not be upset with the association. However have been very upset in other situations where some who also have personality disorders portray traits of those disorders as being traits of autism. Found this very upsetting, and while not agreeing on this issue can completely understand his stance.
Hadron makes practically everything go back to his "cause." His reactions tend to be about as logical as the kind of feminazi anti-cock rants that would call battered men's shelters a crime against women. Unlike a feminazi, though, Hadron never stops being on the rag.
I so agree here. Lets lock up all ASD persons who are not for the rest looking like the perfect normal citizen.
Blindness, hearing problems, hereditary hip-problems, and, while we're at it, lets lock up all autistics over 50 too. Aging is so horrible. And since age is said to be mostly a matter of the mind, damn, they could have prevented their wrinkles.
Hail to the pedigree perfect aspie.
You rock Hadron. (but not in public)
That, gays, gypsies, and the mentally defective. (Not to kill the thread, but someone had to say it.)
Well, considering that ordinary people without AS can be transgendered too, I doubt a significant correlation with AS would be made, if at all. However the risk is there because the media is known to distort information to suit their own agendas for ratings. But even then, this potential correlation problem can be eliminated when multiple advocates are involved in the process. If each one is distinctively different from the other to show diversity, then the problem is solved.
So technically I see no issue.
I really don't think that it would end up doing anything but bringing awareness to two issues at once anyway, even if it were to happen- except to the types of people who legitimately assume that all people with ASDs will be duplicates of rainman- and those folks will start stereotyping after *any* kind of major media attention is drawn to ASDs.
I'm also doubtful of that type of research being done on any large scale unless some pharmaceutical company or another stands to profit from it. Big studies are unfortunately driven far more often by profit than by the desire to learn and/or "do good." So, ask yourself... how likely is it that there will be a pill out in the foreseeable future that will treat autism *and* address transgender issues, all in one go- not counting off-label prescribing, of course. Which, come to think of it, I'd not be surprised to hear some quacks were trying to do already.
